From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 14 21:37:04 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93BA416A402 for ; Mon, 14 May 2007 21:37:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bennett@cs.niu.edu) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (mp.cs.niu.edu [131.156.68.41]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67C8D13C45B for ; Mon, 14 May 2007 21:37:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bennett@cs.niu.edu) Received: from mp.cs.niu.edu (bennett@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mp.cs.niu.edu (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id l4ELaD2i020079; Mon, 14 May 2007 16:36:13 -0500 (CDT) Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 16:36:13 -0500 (CDT) From: Scott Bennett Message-Id: <200705142136.l4ELaDCL020078@mp.cs.niu.edu> To: exiaf_radar_guy38@yahoo.co.in Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ATI Radeon 9600xt (256MB DDR) on FreeBSD 6.2 ; solved? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 14 May 2007 21:37:04 -0000 On Mon, 14 May 2007 16:18:22 +0100 (BST) dharam paul wrote: >That is right sir, thugh kde package was installed, >but >% echo "exec startkde" > ~/.xinitrc >was still required to be passed to X server. > >The display is as if the screen is diagonally right >shifted (i.e. there is empty space at the left and at >the bottom) >I am using VESA driver. Is further improvement >possible so that display is stretched to whole screen. >I have googled about this problem, but so far the >solution seems to be a little away. The VESA driver is not optimal for that card. The radeon driver will at least get you 2-D acceleration, though not 3-D. The reason xorg -configure doesn't find your card is most likely the absence of a radeon kernel driver in your kernel. FreeBSD 6.1 still needed the following two lines added to the kernel configuration, though 6.2 doesn't seem to need them. device drm device radeondrm I don't recall whether you stated which version of FreeBSD you were using. Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG ********************************************************************** * Internet: bennett at cs.niu.edu * *--------------------------------------------------------------------* * "A well regulated and disciplined militia, is at all times a good * * objection to the introduction of that bane of all free governments * * -- a standing army." * * -- Gov. John Hancock, New York Journal, 28 January 1790 * **********************************************************************